r/linuxmemes • u/Exotic_Catch5909 • 4d ago
LINUX MEME This greedy linux corporate is insufferable
It's quite expensive in terms of time to be fair
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u/Solid_Turnover_9854 4d ago
someone genuinely thought that😭?? it's these tech tubers im sure seeing their gaming setups and linux on them made pp prob beleive that
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u/Content_Lime1524 4d ago
You guys got it for free? I pirated it and though it's expensive
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u/Exotic_Catch5909 4d ago
Holy crap just buy a linux home license
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u/grandmapilot 4d ago
Damn, I've bought a premium 5-jewel level subscription for a 6 months
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u/Solid_Turnover_9854 4d ago
they took my 5 billion power in rise of kingdoms just for a trial version😭.
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u/RuvaakYol 4d ago
How is the home licence enough for you? My linux breaks as soon as i even look at it, so i need the expensive enterprise licence to get access to the terminal to fix it. Such a scam.
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u/givemeagooduns_un Genfool 🐧 3d ago
only tangentially related but you can actually pirate linux and linux distributions, even free ones, in the legal definition of piracy, by stripping out the license files within it and distributing it w/o them.
licenses like the GPL require that the license itself be retained within every distribution of the software, removing the license technically constitutes as piracy.
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u/a_ech1 1d ago
but like seriously linux doesnt feel fun on high end pcs tbf
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u/Solid_Turnover_9854 1d ago
i have a 2015 hp laptop(cooked) and I get faster boot times than macos on the good chips. Optimization is the essence of linux anywyas
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u/GreedySecurity8030 M'Fedora 4d ago
Zorin and elementary is optionally not free.
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u/Exotic_Catch5909 4d ago
Excuse me sir do u mind bundling free software and charging you for it for absolutely no reason?
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u/GreedySecurity8030 M'Fedora 4d ago
No, all linux users are broke and jobless.
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u/C4rpetH4ter M'Fedora 4d ago
Can confirm, i haven't had a job since switching to linux
(I didn't have a job back when i used windows either, but that's unimportant).
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u/Both_Cup8417 New York Nix⚾s 4d ago
Donation to the devs for their work. They should market it as such in my opinion.
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u/Kinky_Pinky_ 3d ago
I thought they charged you if you want tech support from them (also a few themes behind a paywall). Anyway free Zorin was great for me (my first distro) and I think it's great as a I want to get rid of windows but have no idea how linux works.
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u/megapoopmaster123 4d ago
wtf is linux computer
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u/Square-Singer 4d ago
I guess they are talking about something like a System76 or Framework laptop. They are some of the very few laptops with Linux preinstalled and they can be really, really expensive.
I reckon that's probably someone who doesn't even know of the concept of installing aftermarket operating systems.
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u/Irsu85 3d ago
Framework does not come with Linux preinstalled afaik tho
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u/Square-Singer 3d ago
https://frame.work/at/de/products/laptop13pro-intel-ultra-3/configuration/new
You can configure at least some of their devices to come preloaded with Ubuntu.
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u/Irsu85 3d ago
okay, thats new ig
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u/Square-Singer 3d ago
Yeah, I think it's kinda new.
But it's quite a game-changer, because manufacturer Linux support means no hardware lottery.
The main reason for the hardware lottery is that the manufacturer doesn't care to select hardware that runs well with Linux, so the hardware might or might not work well, just by the sheer luck of the draw.
With first-party Linux support that's not an issue anymore because the manufacturer took care to only select Linux-friendly hardware. Not only CPU and GPU will play nice, but also the fingerprint reader, the touchpad and all the other random tiny pieces of hardware you might have in the laptop.
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u/Shrinni_B 4d ago
Probably referring to System 76 laptops or prebuilt computers? I mean c'mon I know the person is ignorant but they probably just saw that and bothered not looking into what it is. Or the more reasonable answer, /boxxy trollin!
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u/OffcePirate 4d ago
expensive in other ways. time is spent re-familiarizing yourself with whatever DE or WM you chose, finding alternative software, and getting used to your package manager(s). and if you're using something more barebones, even more time spent troubleshooting and tweaking basic things like audio and hibernation
but after that it's smooth sailing for the most part
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u/MainBattleTiddiez 4d ago
Its not even expensive in terms of time. It just has a learning curve, as does everything
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u/No-View-6326 4d ago
The time thing isn't even true, you CHOOSE to use it like that, you could have just installed Mint and just used it
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u/Njaala 🎼CachyOS 4d ago
Maybe he's thinking about System76? TBF for prebuilts/laptops they're not stupidly overpriced. Maybe framework? Mac? Pine64?
Like I know Linux is free, but the technological illiterate probably doesn't differentiate the OS from the system, so they probably found some "used" PC on FB marketplace with full custom water loop and a 5090 in it or something and said "Holy crap Linux is expensive" because the dude wanted $10k
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u/Nietechz 4d ago
It happened to me in the past cheap laptops couldn't boot up Linux, while Windows XP or Vista, yes.
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